The chestnut season is upon us and we’ve got an array of recipes you’ll love. Their sweet and nutty flavour coupled with a unique, soft texture make chestnuts a great addition to a number of sweet and savoury dishes.
Chestnuts are available from March to July, so make sure you get your hands on them quick smart to whip up some of these delicious autumnal and wintry recipes – from warming chestnut soups to decadent chocolate and chestnut self-saucing puddings.
Here are some of our favourite chestnut recipes.
Charred cabbage with chestnuts and prawns
Crisp-skinned snapper with chestnut mushrooms
Farfalle with chestnut mushrooms and almonds
Honeyed pear tarte Tatin with burnt honey ice-cream
Chocolate-chestnut self-saucing puddings
Chocolate rolled sponge with chestnut cream
Shane Delia: Braised duck and chestnut kofta with king brown mushrooms
Chestnut cakes with raisins, pine nuts and honey
Sautéed brussels sprouts with curly kale, bacon and chestnuts
Triple-cream cheese with olive oil, chestnut and rosemary biscuits
Rolled roast pork loin with apple and chestnuts
Treacle and chestnut tart with spiced quince burnt butter ice-cream
Chicken liver parfaits with chestnut biscuits
Chestnut “worms” with all sorts of mushrooms
Quince clafoutis and chestnut ice-cream
Mark Best: Cured ocean trout with fennel and chestnuts
Tony Tan’s Malaysian style roast turkey with cucumber acar
Turkey with chestnut, rosemary and apple stuffing and cherry-cranberry preserve